Mainz Power Station Expansion

Mainz Power Station Expansion: Kraftwerke Mainz-Wiesbaden (KMW) has proposed building a 1.2 billion euro 823-megawatt coal-fired combined heat and power station near Mainz, the capital of Rhineland-Palatinate.

The lead contractor on the project, Siemens has stated it is proposed to be completed by 2013 at the existing KMW power plant site in Mainz. The proposed station has encountered strong community opposition, including the Mainz city council voting against the project. A public hearing on the project was scheduled for late April and "planning authorities are due to decide on the project by the autumn." While KMW said that it planned to press on with its plan despite the vote, Power in Europe concluded that the company "has little choice but to reconsider its strategy".

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